Kenya is endowed with diverse habitats that are home to unique and diverse flora and fauna. These diverse habitats are represented within the protected area system that comprise of approximately 12% of the Kenyan territory, classified as national parks, national reserves, marine reserves and forest reserves.
These areas have varied ecosystems and habitats ranging from marine, inland wetlands, fresh and salty water lakes, rivers, volcanoes, hot springs, savannahs, forests, mountains, caves and deserts.
These are rich in biodiversity, and they serve as the country’s biodiversity treasure trove that contribute to both National and global economy, an invaluable and extensive potential for innovative products and processes that are still widely untapped.
The soda lakes and associated wildlife continue to attract various types of researchers for both academic and commercial purposes. Consequently, Kenya has been among the 15 mega diverse countries in the world (UNEP-WCMC; Cancun declaration 2002, Caldecott, J.O., et al 1994).
The Soda lakes (Elmenteita, Bogoria, Sonachi, and associated hot springs and vents - Olkaria hot vents and Bogoria geysers) of the rift valley are unique habitats of extremophile fauna and flora. The Soda lakes have been recognized as unique, and of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) among other comparable lakes globally. ....Read more /sites/ipmo.uonbi.ac.ke/files/2020-03/STANDARD%20OPERATING%20PROCEDURES%20-%202019_UoN.pdf
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The project partners include…
The project partners include; resource providers (Kenya Wildlife Service, County governments and local communities within the Soda Lakes areas) and resource users (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Moi University, Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute, University of Nairobi, Rivatex and industrial partners).
